Opportunities

Interested in joining the Kim lab?  Click here for quick tips on how to contact me for both grad school and undergrad opportunities. In general, sending me a cover letter describing your research interests, unofficial copies of transcripts, and CV are enough to get the conversation going! For specific opportunities, see below.

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Undergraduate helpers (OPEN)
IMG_5771We are always looking for undergraduate helpers for the summer and academic school year.  We study how land management affects plant-insect interactions such as herbivory and pollination. Enthusiasm for insect conservation, ecology, and/or sustainable agriculture is desired and experience with research and knowledge of insect biology and ecology is preferred.
 
Pay rate: $13-$15/hr depending on experience.
 
If interested, please contact Dr. Tania Kim (tkim@ksu.edu) with a cover letter, CV and copies of transcripts.
 
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Graduate students (OPEN)  
I am looking for graduate students to work on two projects.  Project 1: Grassland management and climate effects on insect biodiversity. Project 2: Regenerative land management effects on pests and beneficial insects in soybean.  For more information, click here.  Deadline to submit is July 31, 2026 (note that I will not be reviewing applications until July 31, therefore please refrain from sending follow up emails).  

Prospective postdocs (OPEN)

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to help with projects related to understanding the movement ecology of harmful and beneficial insects. We seek an individual that can think creatively about how to quantify insect movement across landscapes using techniques such mark-recapture, molecular approaches to quantify gene flow or characterize diet breadth, stable isotopes, remotely sensed data, and/or incorporate movement into distribution and population models. The research will primarily focus on insect movement within Kansas landscapes, which are dominated by grasslands and annual crops such as sorghum, wheat, and corn. In addition to agriculture, fire and grazing are important anthropogenic disturbances within this region.  For more information, reach out to Dr. Kim or visit here. Deadline to submit is July 31, 2026 (note that I will not be reviewing applications until July 31, therefore please refrain from sending follow up emails). 

Additionally, I am happy to help write fellowships such as the USDA postdoctoral fellowships (closed for 2026), NSF postdoctoral fellowship (deadline Sept 29 2026), and  L’Oreal Postdoctoral Women in Science fellowship (closed for 2025) and the Smith Conservation Postdoctoral Fellowship (deadline Sept 30, 2026). Please reach out if you would like to write a proposal together.